MTL - The Era of Hard Work-Chapter 3 no one can stay out of it

  Chapter 3 No one can stay out of trouble

  Using the tension on the rope, Lu Dong climbed up the river bank, wiped the water on his face, which was full of fine sand, and gasped for breath.

Lu Dong walked on the embankment to mark the position, and it was about to turn into a khaki-yellow layer, and every time he landed, some yellow soup came out: "From here to here, it is estimated that it is more than two meters long, more than half a meter high, and the deepest part of the pit. , more than fifty centimeters into the embankment."

   Several people from Lu Jianshe ran over at this time: "Third Uncle, there is no seepage on the back of the embankment."

   Lu Zhenlin's bushy eyebrows moved and said, "Fortunately, there is still time."

   The situation was not particularly bad. Lu Dong checked his hands first, and there was nothing wrong. He took off his shoes and poured out the yellow mud soup.

   Lu Zhenlin still planned for the worst: "Jianbin, Jianshe, bring someone to the arena to pull the lights, and I won't be able to sleep tonight!"

  Lu Jianshe was about to leave, and Tie Rooster quickly collected the rope: "Wait a minute, I'll take the rope back."

   Lu Dong put on his shoes and said, "Uncle Tie, the rope might still be used."

   "What time!" Lu Zhenlin roared.

   The headlights were turned on under the embankment, the tractor was making a particularly loud noise, and Lasha's came!

   This time, there are hundreds of people on the river and under the embankment. Large rolls of fertilizer bags and cement bags are thrown by the roadside, and the women are holding shovels, ready to go into battle.

  Lü Zhenlin directed the Zhuang laborers to line up five rows up and down, and immediately passed the sandbags up.

   Under the light of the headlights, Lu Dong saw his mother Hu Chunlan.

   Carrying a thick roll of woven bags, she came from the north along the dirt road under the embankment.

   There is an apple orchard contracted by his family, not far from Qingzhao River. Every year when the weather gets warmer, my mother will move to the orchard, which is also the main source of income for the family.

  In the countryside, it is not easy for a woman to raise her child alone, even with the help of her uncle and Lu family.

  The tractor engine roared, the dump truck poured yellow sand out, and the women began to get busy.

   Five lines lined up and converged on the embankment. Lu Zhenlin came over and patted Lu Dong: "There is progress!"

   Lu Dong smiled, the impression was too bad before.

   As time went on, people who had arranged family affairs came to the river, and more and more people worked, and the first woven bag filled with sand was passed to Lu Dong.

   Lu Dong was strong enough to mention the edge of the embankment alone and threw it down along the outer edge of the Sanhetu.

  Puff—

   Under the light of the miner's hat, the huge water splashes turned up, and the sandbags seemed to make the water drift?

   "Donko, don't be stunned! Continue!" The people behind urged, Lu Dong took the sandbag from his hand and threw it down again.

   This time, I looked carefully. After the sandbag fell into the water, it rushed to the north and outside.

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   In other locations, sandbags were thrown into the water, which also caused the rapids to deviate from the location.

   "Not quite right." Uncle Ben also found the problem.

   Lu Zhenlin came over and asked, "What's wrong?"

   Lu Dong said directly: "The water was too fast, I threw down the sandbag and rushed over."

  Uncle Ben's family echoed: "Yes!"

   Lu Zhenlin waved his hand at the back: "Find a big bag and try it."

  A sandbag full of chicken feed bags was carried over by two people and thrown down.

   Lu Dong kept staring at it: "It seems... it's gone wrong again."

  The water is too big, and it is still rising. In addition, it is outside the gentle area of ​​the dam, and the water flow is very fast.

  Wash la la—

   A voice suddenly came, and Lu Dong subconsciously pulled Lu Zhenlin and Uncle Ben's family back, and shouted at the same time, "Back! Back! Where did it collapse? Where did it collapse?"

  The faces of everyone turned pale and the fire and water were ruthless!

   "A piece of water has collapsed!" Someone in the south shouted according to a flashlight: "It has collapsed! Be careful!"

   Lu Dong and others scattered and changed places, their faces ugly.

   Just above the pit Lu Dong discovered, a hole the size of a long winter gourd collapsed, and Gululu could still be seen bubbling under the flashlight.

   This is a very red flag.

   Lu Zhenlin was a little anxious: "Block the sandbag, hurry up!"

   Lu Dong didn't move this time, the sandbags would rush to the wrong position when they went down. I don't know how much to throw before it worked.

   He thought of the flood-fighting in Likima before crossing, and the problem with the long S-bend river embankment. The crane put down several big bags full of gravel and immediately stabilized the situation.

   Ton bags, cranes, don’t think about these.

  Lü Dong recalled the flood-fighting materials he had seen with his own eyes, and remembered one thing—a flood-fighting iron mesh cage.

   A soldier who fought against Likima seems to have mentioned that this is one of the experiences summed up by the 98 flood fight.

   "Watch out for cables! Watch out for cables!" Tie Rooster dragged the black cable over, and the two men behind them each carried long bamboo poles and a large 200-watt light bulb in their hands.

   There was really not much preparation for this battle. Lu Dong glanced at Li Wenyue who was following Uncle Tie. He didn't sound the alarm and might have fallen asleep without psychological preparation.

  Inexperienced, unprepared, and the water keeps rising.

   is terrible, but Lujiacun will not admit defeat!

Lv Dong found Lv Zhenlin: "Third grandpa, I looked carefully, and the sandbags were thrown all over the place. When the flood control was broadcast in the news, I remembered that they used iron cages filled with stones and sandbags, which can hold water the size of the Yangtze River. use!"

   "Iron cage..." Lu Zhenlin was refreshed, thinking about how reliable this method is.

   "Uncle Third!" The iron rooster hurried up the river bank, and the radio hanging on his wrist swung to and fro: "The cables are laid, and the poles will light up when they are ready!"

   Lu Dong smelled the pungent smell of chicken manure, and immediately thought of the chicken farm and shouted, "Uncle Tie!"

  Iron Rooster saw Lu Dong staring at him, and subconsciously took a step back: "Dongzi, what do you want to do?"

  Lu Dong said nothing nonsense: "Uncle Tie, we need a large iron mesh cage here. I remember the chicken cage you used for raising laying hens was very big and strong."

  Uncle Tie almost jumped up: "You melon, why do you want to take advantage of your Uncle Tie! I'm new! What can a chicken coop do!"

   "It's useful!" Lu Zhenlin said loudly: "When is this time! Go get it!"

   A lot of people around looked towards this side, and Lu Dong said quickly, "The water is too fast, and the sandbags will swerve when thrown. Put them in a big cage together, and the water won't be able to rush."

  The third grandpa has no shortage of decisions, but the clan's patriarchal style is also very strong. Lu Dong said more: "Uncle Tie, the embankment has collapsed, and the nearest is a chicken farm!"

  Iron Rooster is nearly forty years old, how can he not understand this simple truth, just thinking of the new chicken coop, his heart twitches.

   With a cry, he clapped his hands: "If the wooden man can stay out of the way, he will die!"

  No one in Lvjia Village can stay out of it!

   probably touched the radio switch, and the singing sounded with a murmur.

   "You are always too soft-hearted, too soft-hearted, and take all the problems by yourself..."

  Iron Rooster turned around and left, rejecting a whirlwind that smelled of chicken manure: "Come more people, and follow me to the field to carry the cage!"

   Lu Dong greeted the people around him: "Don't throw the sandbags first, pile them on the embankment!"

   Most of the people looked at Lu Zhenlin, the chicken farm was very close, and at this moment, Lu Zhenlin said, "Listen to Dongzi."

   He whispered to himself: "I am fifty-eight, and I have never seen such a big water!"

   Lu Dong has seen it twice, in 1998 and Likima, the latter water is bigger and almost overflowing.

   "Second brother, come over here." Lu Zhenlin called his cousin from home.

   Lu Dong called out, "Second grandpa."

Lu Zhenlin lowered his voice: "Second brother, go to the brigade's office and call the town and county for help. I can't leave, and when I leave, people's hearts will move." The embankment is about to burst! Tell them to help them quickly. Also, call Dongzi and his uncle Jianguo, and ask him to bring people over from the construction site of the university town. There are dozens of laborers working night shifts in our village! Pull up the gravel! This is not enough in the village!"

   Lu Dong's uncle is an engineer of the old town construction station, that is, the third county construction company. He is a retired engineer.

   "There may be no one here in the town and county." Lu Dong said at the right time, "It is about ten miles away from the university town, and it's time for a meal, so call the uncle first."

  The caller went, and Tie Rooster came back with six or seven large cages.

  These large chicken cages are carried by two people and made of thick iron wire, which is quite strong.

   However, just after being lifted out of the chicken coop, it was still stained with chicken excrement, and the stench permeated the river bank for a while.

   But this is a life saver, who cares about that.

As soon as the iron cage arrived, the embankment became busy immediately. Lu Dong got a pair of pliers, first unscrewed the chicken cage one layer up, and beckoned people to put sandbags inside.

   Filled cement woven bags, stuffed a dozen bags inside.

   When the sandbags were piled up, Lu Dong, Tie Rooster, and others tied them with iron wires, and everyone hung up the ropes and slowly lowered them along the outer edge of the river bank.

  Puff—

   In the sound of water, the iron cage fell steadily into the expected position.

   "Good job!" Lu Zhenlin yelled, "Go on!"

   Lu Dong wiped the perspiration from his forehead, and still competed with the iron cage. Sandbags came up one by one, filled the iron cage, and then sent it into the water to block the gap in the river bank.

   After several iron cages were put into the water, many trucks came, and dozens of people from Lvjia Village rushed back from the university town construction site, and also brought important relief materials - sand, gravel and cement woven bags.

   Busy until a line was lit up in the sky, using the obstruction of the flood control iron chicken cage, thick sandbag embankments were piled up on the inside of the river embankment, and even three layers were piled up on the outside of the river embankment.

  The inside and outside are thickened and reinforced, and the possibility of problems is greatly reduced.

   Leaving enough observers, Lu Zhenlin told everyone to rest quickly, because the water level has not dropped, and there will be tough battles to come!

  Lü Dong went down the riverbank, took off his miner's hat, rinsed his hands with a bucket, took a bun from the lunch box sent by Sun Qinghai, and sat on a sandbag by the roadside to eat.

   There are many people around, squatting or sitting, gobbling down food without knowing the taste, busy all night, and have already exhausted the stock in their stomachs.

   But compared to the previous tension, the atmosphere was relaxed and laughter sounded.

   Lu Dong finished eating the buns, wiped his handle on the khaki T-shirt, and glanced at the light in the east.

   It's already four o'clock!

   This section of the river bank has been preserved, and the flood has not receded. Lu Dong does not know what will happen in the future, but as long as the river bank does not fall, the people of Lujia Village will not collapse, and they can unite, be optimistic, and survive!

   A figure appeared next to him: "I heard from your third grandfather, you did a good job."

   Lu Dong stood up subconsciously: "Uncle..."

  Lv Jianguo had a serious face and got on the truck in front: "Go! Go to the sandstone!"

   Lu Zhenlin got off the embankment, stopped, and patted Lu Dong: "You bastard, you've grown up. Hurry back and rest, the water won't disappear for a while, and you have to rely on young people to support him."

   Lu Dong nodded slightly.

  As soon as the third grandpa left, the listless iron rooster came down the embankment. He turned around in two steps, and seemed to be still looking at the chicken coop under the pile of sandbags. The radio hanging on his wrist was only noisy, and there was no program on the radio.

   "The village will reimburse you." Lu Dong couldn't help reminding: "Can the third grandpa treat you badly?"

  Tie Rooster sighed, and suddenly said: "Dongzi, your uncle Tie is wrong. Jianjun is a hero, and you are not bad."

   Lu Dong can only be silent, in the future... he can no longer follow the old path.

Last year in Likima, my hometown was only one step away from the collapse of the river bank. It happened to be in my hometown at that time. From 11:00 am to 12:00 pm, I could not sit down with the sandbags carried to the station. Finally, I was exhausted. If it breaks, it will break, the water rushes over and Lao Tzu will not move.

   At that time, a lot of people working outside the village went back, and a few buddies drove all the way back from Hebei for hundreds of kilometers.

   This is the most united time I have seen in my home village.

   (end of this chapter)